The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 13, 1980
Waxing Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
11:19 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 717
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 28m / -11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.48° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.03° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.